Mr. James Reuter, Associate Administrator for NASA STMD | October 29, 2019

NASA Advisory Council Technology, Innovation & Engineering Committee Meeting

Artemis Support Mission: First pressurized module delivered to Gateway

Artemis Support Mission: First high-power Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) system

Artemis Support Mission: Human Landing System delivered to Gateway

Artemis 3: Crewed mission to Gateway and lunar surface

Artemis 2: First humans to orbit the Moon in the 21st century Artemis 1: First

human spacecraft to the Moon in the 21st century

Commercial Lunar Payload Services - CLPS-delivered science and technology payloads

Humans on the Moon - 21st Century First crew leverages infrastructure left behind by previous missions

Large-Scale Cargo Lander - Increased capabilities for

science and technology payloads

Early South Pole Mission(s)- First robotic landing on eventual human lunar

return and In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) site- First ground truth of polar crater volatiles

Artemis Phase 1: Path to the Lunar Surface

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Technology Drives Exploration

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•Reusable transportation between the Earth and Moon

•Reusable transportation between the Earth and Mars

•Rapid and efficient transportation through the solar system

Solar Electric Propulsion

Rapid Analysis and Manufacturing

Propulsion Technology

Cryogenic Fluid Management

Nuclear Thermal Propulsion

Technologies

Thruster Advancement for Low-temperature Operations in Space

GoRapid, Safe, & Efficient Space Transportation

Green Propellant Infusion Mission

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Cryogenic Fluid Management

The Evolvable Cryogenics (eCryo) project

Blue Origin: “Cryogenic Fluid Management-Enhanced Integrated

Propulsion Testing for Robust Lander Services”

Paragon Space Development Corp.: Cryogenic Encapsulating Launch Shroud and Insulated

Upper Stage (CELSIUS)Cryocooler

Development enabling zero boil-off with Creare

Lunar CFM Studies and Cryocooler

Development with Lockheed Martin

Cryogenic Fluid Transfer Technology Demo Con-ops development with SpaceX

ULA H2/O2 Thruster development

HLS Refueling Studies

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LandExpanded Access to Diverse Surface Destinations

•Routinely landing crew and cargo on the Moon

•Safely and efficiently returning large payloads to Earth

•Delivering robotic payloads to challenging new destinations

•Routinely landing crew and cargo on Mars

Terrain Relative Navigation

Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable

Decelerator

SPLICE

Mars EDL

Navigation Doppler LIDAR

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Exploration Technology in Entry, Descent & Landing

The Safe and Precise Landing Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE) project; includes high performance spaceflight computing

Mars Entry, Descent, and Landing Instrument (MEDLI 2) on Mars 2020

LeO-based Flight Test Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID)

Lander Technologies through awards with Astrobotics and Blue Origins

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Surface Power

ISRU

LiveSustainable Living and Working Farther from Earth

•Routine crewed operations beyond low-Earth orbit

•Sustainable human presence on the Moon

•Producing propellant & consumables from local resources

•Sustainable human presence on Mars

Regenerative Fuel Cells

Astrobee

Integrated Systems for Autonomous

Adaptive Caretaking

Note: Mid TRL and High TRL Technology Development for Life Support and EVA suits are HEOMD Responsibility

In Space Manufacturing

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Synthetic Biology

Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative (LSII)

Lunar Dust Mitigation Mitigate lunar dust hazards

Extreme Access Access, navigate, and explore surface/subsurface areas

Collection, processing, storing and use of material found or manufactured on other astronomical objects

In Situ Resource Utilization

Surface Excavation/Construction Enable affordable, autonomous manufacturing or construction

Sustainable Power Enable continuous power throughout lunar day and night

Extreme Environments Enable systems to operate through out the full range of lunar surface conditions

• Spurs the creation of novel technologies needed for lunar surface exploration.

• Accelerates technology readiness of key systems and components.

• Addresses technology development needs for lunar surface operations, including surface payloads.

• Implements development through a combination of unique in-house activities, competitive programs, and public-private partnerships.

• Coordinates with SMD and HEOMD to identify priorities. 9

ExploreTransformative Missions and Discoveries

•Reach challenging sites and resources on the Moon

•Survive and operate through the lunar night

•Reach challenging sites and resources on Mars and beyond

Bulk Metallic Glass Gears

Surface Robotic Scouts

Laser and Optical Communications

Small Spacecraft Demos

Archinaut

SPIDER

Atomic Clock

1010

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Exploration Technology for On-orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing

Maxar SPIDER Robotic System

successful ground demonstration for

future mission

Refabricator is the first integrated 3D printer and recycler in space and currently aboard ISS

FabLab: Development of a first-generation, in-space, multi-material

fabrication laboratory for space missions

Robotic Satellite Servicing: Restore-L approaching CDR

Made In Space validated additive manufacturing and robotic assembly with a future mission, Archinaut

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Exploration Technology in Deep Space Communications and Navigation

Deep Space Optical Communications project hardware being tested.

The Integrated Solar Array and

Reflectarray Antenna (ISARA) mission

Laser Communications

Relay Demonstration (LCRD) Project

team integrating and testing flight

hardware Optical

Communications and Sensor

Demonstration (OCSD) spacecraft

CubeSat Laser Intersatellite

CrosslinK (CLICK) project

Testing of the Atomic Clock, GPS Receiver, and Ultra-Stable Oscillator

which make up the Deep Space Atomic Clock Payload

Credits: General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation

Technology (SEXTANT)

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Launches and In-Space Demonstrations • MarCO spacecraft used ISARA relay

technology during the Mars InSight landing in November

• Refabricator launched to ISS in November • CubeSat Handling of Multisystem Precision

Time Transfer (CHOMPTT) launched in December

• RRM3 launched to ISS in December • Astrobee Honey Bee and Bumble Bee

launched to ISS in April, Queen Bee in July • BioNutrients experiment launched to ISS in

April • ISARA to OCSD crosslink demonstration in

April • DSAC launched on STP-2 in June • GPIM launched on STP-2 in June • OCSD demonstration concluded at the end of

FY 2019 • Over 30 technology payloads on commercial

suborbital flight tests

Deliveries • TRN delivered to Mars2020 in

November • MOXIE delivered to Mars2020 in

March • MEDLI2 1st delivery to Mars2020 in

May • EESP hardware delivered to DART in

September

Lunar and Mars Exploration FY 2019 Major Accomplishments

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Major Project Milestones • Advanced 3 TDM flight projects into Implementation Phase:

• LOFTID KDP-C completed in June • DSOC KDP-C completed in June • SEP KDP-C completed in June

• Advancing 5 GCD projects into Implementation Phase: • Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy PDR in May • 2 FabLab BAA PDRs for ground demonstration by end of August • Blue Origin Deorbit Descent & Landing PDR in July

• Lunar Ice Drill (PRIME) drill tests completed in August • Autonomous Medical Operations demonstration with US Army ISR in October • RAMPT Composite Overwrap Hot Fire Test in March • PUFFER ground demonstration completed in June • SPLICE Navigation Doppler Lidar rocket sled test completed in June • Blue Origin BE-7 lunar lander engine test in June • EESP solar array demonstration in August • 2 SCOR CDRs by end of FY 2019 • TALOS hot fire tests by end of FY 2019 • Key life cycle milestones for several small spacecraft missions, including ACS3, CLICK,

Starling, Lunar Flashlight, Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator (PTD) - 1 (HYDROS), PTD - 2 (HyperXACT) and PTD - 3 (TBIRD).

Lunar and Mars Exploration FY 2019 Major Accomplishments

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Lunar and Mars Exploration FY 2019 Major Accomplishments New Starts/Awards • Initiated 10 ISRU BAA studies and demos • TALOS and Frontier Deep Space Engine were baselined on Astrobotic Lunar Lander

thrusters • NASA internal CLPS payloads announced in February, including SPLICE Navigation

Doppler Lidar • 2 new Space Tech Research Institutes (STRIs) to advance SmartHabs awarded in April • 11 new NextStep Appendix E awards for prototype efforts and refueling human

lunar lander studies in May • CO2 Conversion Challenge made $250k in awards in May • 3D Printed Habitat Challenge made $700k in awards in May • Lunar Ice Drill competition in June • Initiated Made In Space Archinaut demo mission in July • Initiated Maxar SPIDER demo to incorporate onto the Restore-L bus in June • 2 new NIAC Phase III awards in June, including enabling lunar pit exploration • 7 new Early Career Initiative (ECI) awards in July, including enabling surviving the

lunar night and lunar ISRU • 13 companies awarded 19 ACO partnerships in July • Initiated Applied Physics Lab LSII System Integration task in August • Initiated LSII Technology Scouting task for dust mitigation capabilities in August • 25 Flight Opportunities Technology Flights selections made October 2019 • 14 Tipping Point selections were made September 2019 15

Tipping Point Technologies

• Tipping Point: • Increased focus on collaboration with the commercial space sector • Fixed price contracts with milestone payments • Requires a minimum 25 percent contribution (10% for small businesses) from corporation or

customer • Leverage emerging marks and capabilities to meet NASA’s strategic goals AND focus on industry

needs • Increase likelihood of infusion into a commercial space application • Substantial benefit to both commercial and government sectors

• Tipping Point Awards: • 2016 – 9 Awards • 2017 – 6 Awards • 2018 – 6 Awards • 2019 – 14 Awards

• Next Opportunity – Utilizing Public-Private Partnerships to Advance Tipping Point Technologies released January 2020 (target)

• Space Tech Solicitations: https://go.usa.gov/xQRwV

NASA anticipates releasing Tipping Point with targeted topics every year

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FY 2019 Tipping Point Technologies Awardee Title

Accion Systems Increasing Commercial & Interplanetary Cubesat Accessibility with Lower SWaP Ion Electrospray Prop

Astrobotic Technology CubeRover for Affordable, Modular, and Scalable Planetary Expl.

Blue Canyon Technologies BCT X-NAV Autonomy Suite

Blue Origin ISRU Propellant Liquefaction Plant Prototype

CU Aerospace Dual Propulsion Experiment (DUPLEX) CubeSat

Intuitive Machines Open Architecture Vision Processing for Space Nav

Exoterra Resource Courier Solar Electric Propulsion Module

Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Advanced Modular Power and Energy Systems

Luna Innovations Embedded Structural Health Sensors for Inflatable Space Habitats

Oxeon Energy Integrating Thermal Processing of Lunar Ice & Solid Oxide Electrolysis for Liquid H2 and O2 Production

Paragon Space Development Corp. Shape Memory Alloys for Regulating TCS in Space

Skyre Lunar Propellant Production Plant

SpaceX Standardized Fluid Coupling Development for In-Space Cryogenic Propellant Transfer

TallannQuest Flexible Radiation-Hardened Switching Power Controller 17

Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity (ACO)

• Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity (ACO): • Focus on industry-developed space technologies that can advance the commercial space sector

and benefit future NASA missions • NASA provides technical expertise and test facilities, as well as hardware and software to aid

industry partners in maturing technologies • Non-Reimbursable Space Act Agreements (no funds exchanged)

• ACO Awards: • 2015- 13 awards • 2017- 10 awards • 2019- 19 awards

• ACO2020: • Release date: January 2020 (target) • 10+ awards are anticipated

• Space Tech Solicitations: https://go.usa.gov/xQRwV

NASA anticipates releasing ACO every year18

FY2019 Announcement of Collaborative Opportunities (p 1 of 2)

Awardee Title Center

Advanced Space Advancing Lunar Navigation Technologies to Enable Exploration and Commercial Development

GSFC

Aerogel Technologies Mechanically Strong Polyimide Aerogels as Multifunctional Acoustic Insulation for Aerospace Applications

GRC

Aerojet Rocketdyne Extensible Robotic Deposition Technology for Propulsion Systems

MSFC

Anasphere Ground Testing of HIAD Hydrogen Gas Generator MSFC

Bally Ribbon Mills ADEPT/Spider Weave Thermal Testing ARC

Blue Origin Precision Safe Lunar Landing System Development GSFC, JSC

Blue Origin Primary Fuel Cell Power System for Lunar Landers GRC, JSC

Blue Origin Lunar Lander Advanced Nozzle Collaboration LaRC, MSFC

Colorado Electronics Qualification and Integration Tests of the Colorado Power Electronics Prototype Development Unit Power Processing Unit with NASA and Commercial Hall Thrusters

GRC

Lockheed Martin Advanced Lightweight Powder Metallurgy for Hot Structures

LaRC

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Awardee Title Center

Lockheed Martin Integration of Autonomous Robotics for Plant-Based Systems in Deep Space

KSC

Maxar/Space Systems Loral Advanced Packaging Methods for Next-Generation Reflectors

LaRC

Maxar/Space Systems Loral Advancing Qualification Protocols of Ultra-lightweight 5-junction Solar Cells Applied to Flexible Solar Array Power Modules

GRC, MSFC

Sierra Nevada Corp Dream Chaser Imaging During Atmosphere Re-entry LaRC

Sierra Nevada Corp Aeroheating and aerodynamic predictions correlation on the UPSTAR deployable decelerator

LaRC

SpaceX Development of Large Vehicle Landing Surface Interaction and In-Situ Resource Risk Mitigation

KSC

SpaceX Cryogenic Fluid Transfer Technology Demonstration: Technical Assessment and Concept of Operations Definition

GRC, MSFC

Spirit Aerosystems Improved Durability for a Low-Cost Reusable Launch Vehicle Manufactured via Friction Stir Welding

MSFC

Vulcan Wireless Resilience testing of Multi-Mode S-Band Transponder

GSFC

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FY2019 Announcement of Collaborative Opportunities (p 2 of 2)

NextSTEP BAA Appendix D and Appendix E

• Broad Agency Announcement (BAA): • Appendix D: Proposals to advance In-situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)

• Trade Studies, component, and subsystem development and testing in relevant environment

• Appendix E: Proposals for prototype efforts and refueling human lunar lander studies • Fixed price contracts with milestone payments • Engage related terrestrial industries and leverage existing commercial capabilities • Increased focus on collaboration with the commercial sector • Requires a minimum 20 percent contribution (10% for small businesses) from corporation or

customer • Substantial benefit to both commercial and government sectors

• BAA Appendix D (2018-9): 9 Awards • BAA Appendix E (STMD, 2019): 11 Awards

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Awardee Title Center

Blue Origin Enhancing Lunar Exploration with ISRU Strategies KSC

Collins Aerospace Trade Study, Water Electrolysis GRC

University of Illinois Integrated Architecture Trade Studies on ISRU Technologies for Human Space Exploration KSC

BlazeTech Compact High Efficiency Self-Cleaning Dust Filter for Martian Air KSC

Paragon ISRU-derived Water Purification and Hydrogen Oxygen Production (IHOP) JPL, JSC

Skyhaven Hydrogen and Methane Separator for Martian ISRU Processing GRC

Teledyne Advanced Alkaline Electrolyzer to Support NASA ISRU Applications GRC

Honeybee RedWater: Extraction of Water from Mars’ Ice Deposits JPL, KSC

OxEon Energy Production of O2 and Fuel from In-Situ Resources on Mars JSC

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NextSTEP Appendix D: ISRU BAA Awardees

FY 2019-2020 Plans

In Space Robotic Manufacturing and Assembly project July 2019 Awarded Made in Space Archinaut mission to manufacture and assemble spacecraft components in LEO. Maxar award likely in Sept.

Deep Space Optical Comm June 2019 KDP-C for the flight terminal

High Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) FY 2020 Completion of critical design

Laser Comm Relay Demo October 2019 Payload delivery for bus integration

SPLICE October 2019 Complete NDL environmental testing; 2020 flight test

Terrain Relative Navigation November 2018 Delivery for integration on Mars 2020

MOXIE March 2019 delivery to Mars 2020 for July 2020 Launch

MEDLI2 November 2019 Hardware Delivery for integration on Mars 2020 entry system

Restore-L April 2019 Spacecraft critical design review February 2020 Mission CDR

Astrobee August 2019 Three free-fliers onboard ISS for demonstration

Refabricator Delivery and Installation aboard ISS February 2019 The first integrated recycler and 3D printer was successfully installed

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FY 2019-2020 Plans

Nuclear Thermal Propulsion October 2019 Feasibility and risk assessment study of nuclear thermal propulsion

Solar Electric Propulsion June 2019 KDP-C FY19: Develop and test EDU/ETU/qualification hardware FY20: Complete Critical Design Review, build qualification units and begin testing

Extreme Environment Solar Power July 2019 Developing solar cell concentrator technology for low-intensity, low-temperature space power applications. Hardware will be demonstrated for subsequent technology demonstration on SMD's future mission DART

Deployable Composite Boom November 2019 Manufactured boom and deployment system will be demonstrated early 2020

Composite Technology for Exploration September 2019 Complete testing of composite joint technology that will reduce launch dry mass

eCryo April 2020 SHIVER Testing Complete

DSAC & GPIM June 2019 Launched Aboard STP-2

New Space Technology Research Institutes To advance space habitat designs using resilient and autonomous systems, NASA selected Habitats Optimized for Missions of Exploration (HOME)-Univ of Calif; and Resilient ExtraTerrestrial Habitats institute (RETHi)-Purdue Univ

SpaceCraft Oxygen Recovery (SCOR) June 2020 Performance test results of two advanced oxygen recovery systems will be available in June 2020 for baseline comparison of capability

LOFTID June 2019

KDP-C April 2020

CDR

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STMD by the Numbers (FY 2019)

>3,500 Proposals Evaluated University Partnerships

with >100 Universities

>350 Projects Leading to Flight Demonstrations

>50

Active Technology Projects

Software Releases Industry Collaborators Transitions since 2011

>1,000 >2,300 >400 >900

Proposals Selected

>700

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Back-up

Space Technology develops critical technologies to enable: • A sustainable Lunar surface presence, • The future goal of sending humans to Mars, and • Crosscutting and transformative technologies to enable

future exploration, science and commercial missions.

We accomplish this mission by:

• Funding critical technology gaps • Keeping NASA’s space technology pipeline growing with

emerging, innovative technologies that promise to drive the future of exploration, science and commercialization.

Mission and Guiding Principles

✓ Spark Innovation ✓ Engage The Brightest Minds ✓ Enable Exploration and Discovery ✓ Embrace Competition and

Public-Private Partnerships ✓ Invest in America

Early Stage Innovation

Technology Maturation

• NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts

• Space Tech Research Grants • Center Innovation Fund/Early

Career Initiative

Partnerships & Technology Transfer • Technology Transfer • Prizes and Challenges • iTech

Low TRL

SBIR/STTR

• Game Changing Development

Mid TRL

High TRL

Technology Demonstrations • Technology Demonstration

Missions • Small Spacecraft

Technology • Flight Opportunities